let.md

let

signature: let(function): Observable

Let me have the whole observable.

Examples

Example 1: Applying map with let

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//emit array as a sequence
const source = Rx.Observable.from([1,2,3,4,5]);
//demonstrating the difference between let and other operators
const test = source
  .map(val => val + 1)
  /*
  	this would fail, let behaves differently than most operators
  	val in this case is an observable
  */
  //.let(val => val + 2)
  .subscribe(val => console.log('VALUE FROM ARRAY: ', val));

const subscribe = source
  .map(val => val + 1)
  //'let' me have the entire observable
  .let(obs => obs.map(val => val + 2))
  //output: 4,5,6,7,8
  .subscribe(val => console.log('VALUE FROM ARRAY WITH let: ', val));

Example 2: Applying multiple operators with let

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//emit array as a sequence
const source = Rx.Observable.from([1,2,3,4,5]);

//let provides flexibility to add multiple operators to source observable then return
const subscribeTwo = source
   .map(val => val + 1)
   .let(obs => obs
      .map(val => val + 2)
      //also, just return evens
      .filter(val => val % 2 === 0)
    )
  //output: 4,6,8
  .subscribe(val => console.log('let WITH MULTIPLE OPERATORS: ', val));

Example 3: Applying operators through function

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//emit array as a sequence
const source = Rx.Observable.from([1,2,3,4,5]);
 
//pass in your own function to add operators to observable
const obsArrayPlusYourOperators = (yourAppliedOperators) => {
  return source
    .map(val => val + 1)
    .let(yourAppliedOperators)
 };
const addTenThenTwenty = obs => obs.map(val => val + 10).map(val => val + 20);
const subscribe = obsArrayPlusYourOperators(addTenThenTwenty)
	//output: 32, 33, 34, 35, 36
	.subscribe(val => console.log('let FROM FUNCTION:', val));

Additional Resources

• let 📰 - Official docs

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📁 Source Code: https://github.com/ReactiveX/rxjs/blob/master/src/operator/let.ts